Requiring hard mastication before swallowing (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHEWY Requiring hard mastication before swallowing (5) (5)
7% CHEW Masticate (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 26, 2025
7% PUREE It's not hard to swallow (5) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
7% CHEWING Masticating (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 9, 2025
5% DOS Requirements (3) Newsday Oct 16, 2025
5% REHAB What artist swallows before key treatment (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
5% THUMP Hit hard (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 14, 2025
5% NEEDS Requires (5) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
5% TONK Hit hard (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% NEED Require (4) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
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